Full details for March to follow but 2-4pm, Friday 4th March: Ilias Alami (University of Manchester), “Post-Crisis Capital Controls in Developing and Emerging Countries: Regaining Policy Space?”, University of Manchester.

A provocative intellectual assault on the Subalternists’ foundational work.

Postcolonial theory has become enormously influential as a framework for understanding the Global South. It is also a school of thought popular because of its rejection of the supposedly universalizing categories of the Enlightenment. In this devastating critique, mounted on behalf of the radical Enlightenment tradition, Vivek Chibber offers the most comprehensive response yet to postcolonial theory. Focusing on the hugely popular Subaltern Studies project, Chibber shows that its foundational arguments are based on a series of analytical and historical misapprehensions. He demonstrates that it is possible to affirm a universalizing theory without succumbing to Eurocentrism or reductionism.

We’re delighted to be able to confirm that our March meeting will feature Vivek Chibber who will be talking about his recent Verso book Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital. The talk will take place in Manchester (room to be confirmed) on the afternoon of Wednesday March 19th. All welcome